Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams

Subject:

Product Liability, Remedies, Punitive Damages, Due Process, Personal Injury & Tort, Wrongful Death, Tobacco

1. Whether, in reviewing a jury's award of punitive damages, an appellate court's conclusion that a defendant's, conduct was highly reprehensible and analogous to a crime can "override" the constitutional requirement that punitive damages be reasonably related to the plaintiffs harm.
   
   
2. Whether due process permits a jury to punish a defendant for the effects of its conduct on non-parties.

• Oregon Supreme Court, Opinion Filed: February 2, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: May 30, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:     Parties Petition Phase Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Brief in Opposition Petitioner's Reply Brief Merits Phase Brief for Petitioner Brief for Respondent - Coming Soon Amici Supporting Petitioner Amici Brief of A. Mitchell Polinsky, et al. Amicus Brief of the Chamber of Commerce Amici Brief of the Washington Legal Foundation, et al. Amici Brief of the National Ass'n of Manufacturers, et al. Amicus Brief of the American Tort Reform Association Amici Supporting Respondent Amici Brief of Professors Amici Brief of Professors and Scholars Amici Brief of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, et al. Amicus Brief of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Counsel of Record For Petitioner Philip Morris USA: Andrew L. Frey Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP New York, NY For Respondent Mayola Williams: Robert S. Peck Center for Const. Litigation Washington, DC

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